Argethia
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Was an Ancient Greek Polis (city-state) in Epirus.
Establishment
January 1299 BC: Argethia was the state of the Athamanians (an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited south-eastern Epirus and west Thessaly) since ca. 1300 BC.
Chronology
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Expansion of Macedonia under King Philip II.
1.1.Philip II's campaign in Greece (Fourth Sacred War)
Was the military campaign of Macedonia king Philip II in Greece during the Fourth Sacred War.
August 338 BC: Philip II of Macedon advanced into Boeotia in an attempt to march on Thebes and Athens.
January 337 BC: The battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was fought in 338 BC, in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes. The battle ended with a decisive victory of the Macedonians. Philip had no intention of conquering any territory and soon the Macedonian armies left southern Greece. After the battle, Macedon established hegemony over the majority of Southern Greece (except Sparta).
Was a military conflict between two coalitions led by the Roman Republic and the Seleucid Empire. The fighting ended with a clear Roman victory. In the Treaty of Apamea, the Seleucids were forced to give up Asia Minor, which fell to Roman allies.
January 191 BC: Seleucid Invasion of Greece up to the Thermopylae.
January 190 BC: Athamania is conquered by the Macedonians.
2.1.Treaty of Apamea
Was a peace treaty conducted in 188 BC between the Roman Republic and Antiochus III, ruler of the Seleucid Empire. It ended the Roman-Seleucid War.
January 187 BC: The Romans sent an army to Greece which defeated Antiochus' army at Thermopylae. This defeat proved crushing, and the Seleucids were forced to retreat from Greece.
January 187 BC: King Amynander returns and frees Athamania from the Macedonians.
Were a seris of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Antigonid Macedonia over control of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean Basin. .
3.1.Third Macedonian War
Was a war fought by Rome against Antigonid Macedonia. The war was won by Rome, and Macedonia was divided in four client states of Rome.
January 167 BC: The Roman Legions under Aemilius Paulus destroy the cities of Athamania.
January 280 BC: King Pyrrhus of Epirus conquered the Athamanians in 281 BC.
January 271 BC: The Athamanians freed themselves from Epirote domain.
Disestablishment
January 167 BC: The Roman Legions under Aemilius Paulus destroy the cities of Athamania.
Selected Sources
Cawkwell, G. (1978): Philip II of Macedon, London (UK), p. 142
Cawkwell, G. (1978): Philip II of Macedon, London (UK), pp. 147-166
